diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap.c
index 7928b9983c1d..8ee5b5a76a2a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -6009,7 +6009,7 @@ xfs_getbmap(
 	 */
 	error = ENOMEM;
 	subnex = 16;
-	map = kmem_alloc(subnex * sizeof(*map), KM_MAYFAIL);
+	map = kmem_alloc(subnex * sizeof(*map), KM_MAYFAIL | KM_NOFS);
 	if (!map)
 		goto out_unlock_ilock;